Noonday Notes

Issue No. 18

October 3rd, 2025

Lately I keep hearing this quiet refrain in my spirit: just wait. Not the kind of waiting that makes sense on paper, like counting down the days until a new album drops. More like waiting to plant seeds that could, in theory, go in now. Or waiting to share exciting news. You feel somewhat ready, but something in you says not yet. Nothing obvious is stopping you. And yet, there’s that nudge to hold still a little longer.

Sometimes I wonder if my waiting is patience—or just avoidance and procrastination in disguise. But still, the refrain comes: just wait.

The soil has been teaching me about this. I could have seeded lettuce and spinach this week, but I think it’s still too warm. If I hold off a few more weeks, the cooler nights will give them a far better chance of germinating. On the farm, as in life, rushing rarely brings the best results. Often it’s restraint, resisting the urge to hurry, and trusting the season that makes growth possible.

We don’t have to leap at every opportunity, fill every silence, tell the news right away, or force every next step. Some things unfold more fully if we wait. Disclaimer: I struggle with this.

Paul seems to touch on this in his letter to the Romans, “But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.” (Romans 8:24-25 NIV)

He doesn’t promise that waiting will feel clear or easy. Or tell us what’s ahead or how long it will take. He just invites us to trust that God is at work, even when all we can do is be still and wait.

I share these reflections not because I have the answers, but because this is what I’m learning in real time—on the farm and in life. Noonday Notes has become a place for me to weave together the tendrils of soil, scripture, and soul. My hope is that, in doing so, we grow not only food for the table but also relationships that root us together. Because cultivating connections is every bit as vital as any harvest.

So I wonder…where in your own life have you heard just wait? What might be taking root, unseen, while you hold still a little longer?

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